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West Branch Huron River TR 109 Bridge

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Photo taken by ODOT in December 2003

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Overview
Pony truss bridge over West Branch Huron River on TR 109
Location
Huron County, Ohio
Status
Open to traffic.
Future prospects
Slated for replacement, but is available through the Ohio Reusable Bridges marketing program.
History
Built 1881 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Co
Builder
- Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. of Mt. Vernon, Ohio
Design
Pratt pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 67.9 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.04528, -82.65778   (decimal degrees)
41°02'43" N, 82°39'28" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/360671/4545107 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Willard
Inventory numbers
ODOT 3946304 (Ohio Dept. of Transportation structure file number)
BH 27730 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
145

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Available for reuse (161)
Built 1881 (57)
Built during 1880s (1,044)
Doomed (786)
Huron County, Ohio (30)
Mt. Vernon Bridge Co. (39)
NR-eligible (3,749)
Ohio (2,197)
One-lane traffic (7,111)
Open (28,304)
Owned by county (16,484)
Pony truss (13,215)
Pratt pony truss (2,341)
Pratt truss (5,658)
Select (538)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,995)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,894)
Truss (23,565)

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2010: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge was wrongly listed as Lost!